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Thursday, September 23, 2010

A coroner's inquest will be held next month at the Sydney Street Courthouse into the death of Robert Sean Beaulieu. He died while working in East Saint John back on February 5th of last year.Beaulieu was injured at a construction site on Grandview Avenue near the Community College.

The inquest starts on October 18th with three days set aside. The purpose of the inquest is not to assign blame.

For the Cherry Brook Zoo to thrive, it needs year to year sustainable funding.

That word from the zoo's biggest supporter on Common Council, Gary Sullivan. He tells CHSJ News Trevor Holder, who's running for the Conservatives in Saint John Portland, and Liberal candidate Danny Joyce both support having the zoo become part of the Regional Facilities Commission which falls under provincial legislation. Being included in the Regional Facilities Commission guarantees funding from all four municipalities in greater Saint John.

The Atlantic director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says people in the province should be giving serious thought to the cost of all the election promises that are being made.Kevin Lacey says the number of promises, most of them from the Liberals and Conservatives, are overwhelming voters. Lacey says it's time for the parties to show how they plan to pay for it all because they're being made at a time when the province is facing an 8.4 (b) billion dollar debt.

Irving Paper is in the process of renewing it's air quality operating license. The current paper-work expires in March of next year with the 180-day public participation process now underway.

The process includes a number of information requirements along with minimum time frames, including a four month window for anyone to make a comment about the business in writing by Jan.21st. The mill uses the Thermal Mechanical Pulping process to produce roughly 900 tonnes of pulp and 1,200 tonnes of paper every day.

A large quantity of dope has been seized that was on it's way through the walls of the Atlantic Institution in Renous. It was Saturday afternoon last weekend that Correctional Service Canada and RCMP seized Dilaudid, crack cocaine, hash and marijuana with an estimated institutional value of $13,000.

You will be paying a bit less for gas after the weekly setting. Self serve regular is now at 96.5 a litre in the city with diesel at $103.3. Propane did go up with the maximum price listed at 104 a litre. Heating oil remains the same at 90.4 cents.

(Liberal Leader Shawn Graham With Other Party Candidates In Quispamsis) (Photo by Gary MacDonald)

Liberal leader Shawn Graham remains optimistic heading into the final days of the provincial election campaign. Graham tells CHSJ News his party's momentum has been building throughout the campaign.

The Liberals have been trailing the Conservatives in the polls but appear to be closing the gap as Graham fights to avoid becoming New Brunswick's first ever one term Premier.

He was campaigning in the area again yesterday as he calls Saint John a battleground which shouldn't be taken for granted.

Among other things, he reiterated his government's pledge to fund its 7-million dollar share of setting up a permanent home for the "Y", a promise made in front of the former Zeller's building next to the Lansdowne Plaza.

As the push to revitalize the former Paramount Theater continues, some are asking will the City be there to help out?

Mayor Ivan Court tells CHSJ News, he likes the fact that ideas are being shopped around.

Court points out, though, the city doesn't construct buildings and City Hall isn't a position to put forward funding toward the revitalization of the theatre although it can help out in other ways such as with building permits.

Uptown Saint John has signed an option on the building to give it more time to develop a business plan.

The company that operates the Canaport LNG Facility in Red Head has won an award. Repsol has been chosen company of the year in this country by the Canadian-Spain Chamber of Commerce. The award coincides with the first anniversary of the day the LNG Facility went on-line.